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(a) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)----------S. 22-A(6)-----Constitution of Pakistan, Art.199-----Constitutional petition-----Power of Justice of Peace to issue appropriate direction to the Police authorities-----Scope-----Prayer for constitution of larger bench to determine the legality and binding force of S.22-A, Cr.P.C. in view of admission of constitutional petitions for regular hearing, issuance of injunctive order regarding suspension of proceedings before Justice of Peace; and order made by Justice of Peace, issuance of notices to Federation of Pakistan, and Governor of Punjab was declined by High Court.(b) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)----------S. 22-A-----Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199-----Powers of Justice of Peace-----Scope-----Leave granting order of Supreme Court-----Effect-----Leave granting order by the Supreme Court, and issuance of notices to Attorney General and Advocate Generals of the four Provinces in an appeal whereby vires of S.22-A, Cr.P.C. was challenged, by itself would not be sufficient to suspend the proceedings relating to scope of S.22-A, Cr.P.C. in constitutional petitions before the High Court-----"Leave granting order or leave refusing order" by the Supreme Court was not a " ".University of Health Sciences and others v. Mumtaz Ahmad and another 2010 SCMR 767 ref.(c) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)----------S. 22-A(6)-----Powers of Justice of Peace to issue appropriate directions to the Police authorities-----Hearing of accused-----Necessity-----Hearing of accused, was not necessary by Justice of Peace, prior to making any order while deciding the petition under S. 22-A(6), Cr.P.C.Saeed Ahmad and others v. Naseer Ahmad and others PLD 2000 Lah. 208; Sanaullah v S.H.O., Police Station Civil Lines, Gujrat and 3 others PLD 2003 Lah. 228; and Khizer Hayat and others v. Inspector-General of Police (Punjab), Lahore and others PLD 2005 Lah. 470 ref.(d) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)----------Ss. 22-A(6), 154 & 156-----Purpose and object of recording of FIR-----Inquiry as to correctness or otherwise of allegations-----Recording of FIR, was to set the criminal law in motion, and to obtain first hand information…